N-Hydroxyphthalimide: a hydrogen atom transfer mediator in hydrocarbon oxidations promoted by nonheme iron(IV)-Oxo complexes
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ISSN: 0022-3263
The oxidation of a series of hydrocarbons by the nonheme iron(IV)-oxo complex [(N4Py)FeIV═O]2+ is efficiently mediated by N-hydroxyphthalimide. The increase of reactivity is associated to the oxidation of the mediator to the phthalimide N-oxyl radical, which efficiently abstracts a hydrogen atom from the substrates, regenerating the mediator in its reduced form.